Chapter 266

Chine <Xpage=249>

Chine (?) , n. [Cf. Chink .] A chink or cleft; a narrow and deep ravine; as, Shanklin Chine in the Isle of Wight, a quarter of a mile long and 230 feet deep . [Prov. Eng.] "The cottage in a chine ."

J. Ingelow.

Chine <Xpage=249>

Chine (?) , n. [OF. eschine , F. \'82chine , fr. OHG. skina needle, prickle, shin, G. schiene splint, schienbein shin. For the meaning cf. L. spina thorn, prickle, or spine, the backbone. Cf. Shin .] 1. The backbone or spine of an animal; the back. "And chine with rising bristles roughly spread."

Dryden.

2. A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking. [See Illust . of Beef .]

3. The edge or rim of a cask, etc., formed by the projecting ends of the staves; the chamfered end of a stave.

Chine <Xpage=249>

Chine , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Chined (?) .] 1. To cut through the backbone of; to cut into chine pieces.

2. Too chamfer the ends of a stave and form the chine..

Chined <Xpage=249>

Chined (?) , a. 1. Pertaining to, or having, a chine, or backbone; -- used in composition.

Beau. & Fl.

2. Broken in the back. [Obs.]

He's chined , goodman. Beau. & Fl.

Chinese <Xpage=249>

Chi"nese" (?) , a. Of or pertaining to China; peculiar to China.

Chinese paper . See India paper , under India . -- Chinese wax , a snowy-wgite, waxlike substance brought from China. It is the bleached secretion of certain insects of the family Coccid\'91 especially Coccus Sinensis .

Chinese <Xpage=249>

Chi*nese" , n. sing. & pl. 1. A native or natives of China, or one of that yellow race with oblique eyelids who live principally in China.

2. sing. The language of China, which is monosyllabic.

&hand; Chineses was used as a plural by the contemporaries of Shakespeare and Milton.

Chink <Xpage=249>

Chink (?) , n. [OE. chine , AS. c\'c6ne fissure, chink, fr. c\'c6nan to gape; akin to Goth. Keinan to sprout, G. keimen . Cf. Chit .] A small cleft, rent, or fissure, of greater length than breadth; a gap or crack; as, the chinks of wall .

Through one cloudless chink , in a black, stormy sky. Shines out the dewy morning star. Macaulay.

Chink <Xpage=249>

Chink , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Chinked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Chinking .] To crack; to open.

Chink <Xpage=249>

Chink , v. t. 1. To cause to open in cracks or fissures.

2. To fill up the chinks of; as, to chink a wall .

Chink <Xpage=249>

Chink , n. [Of imitative origin. Cf. Jingle .] 1. A short, sharp sound, as of metal struck with a slight degree of violence. " Chink of bell."

Cowper.

2. Money; cash. [Cant] "To leave his chink to better hands."

Somerville.

Chink <Xpage=249>

Chink , v. t. To cause to make a sharp metallic sound, as coins, small pieces of metal, etc., by bringing them into collision with each other.

Pope.

Chink <Xpage=249>

Chink , v. i. To make a slight, sharp, metallic sound, as by the collision of little pieces of money, or other small sonorous bodies.

Arbuthnot.

Chinky <Xpage=249>

Chink"y (?) , a. Full of chinks or fissures; gaping; opening in narrow clefts.

Dryden.

Chinned <Xpage=249>

Chinned (?) , a. Having a chin; -- used chiefly in compounds; as, short- chinned .

Chinoidine <Xpage=249>

Chi*noid"ine (?) , n. [NL. chin ium quinine (cf. G. & F. china Peruvian bark) + --oil + -ine .] (Chem.) See Quinodine .

Chinoline <Xpage=249>

Chin"o*line (?) , n. [NL. chin ium quinine (see Chinoldine ) + L. ol eum oil + -ine .] (Chem.) See Quinoline .

Chinone <Xpage=249>

Chi"none (?) , n. [NL. chin ium quinine (see Chinoidine .) + -one .] (Chem.) See Quinone .

Chinook <Xpage=249>

Chi*nook" (?) , n. 1. (Ethnol.) One of a tribe of North American Indians now living in the state of Washington, noted for the custom of flattening their skulls. Chinooks also called Flathead Indians .

2. A warm westerly wind from the country of the Chinooks, sometimes experienced on the slope of the Rocky Mountains, in Montana and the adjacent territory.

3. A jargon of words from various languages (the largest proportion of which is from that of the Chinooks) generally understood by all the Indian tribes of the northwestern territories of the United States.

Chinquapin <Xpage=249>

Chin"qua*pin (?) , n. (Bot.) A branching, nut-bearing tree or shrub ( Castanea pumila ) of North America, from six to twenty feet high, allied to the chestnut. Also, its small, sweet, edible nat. [Written also chincapin and chinkapin .]

Chinquapin oak , a small shrubby oak ( Quercus prinoides ) of the Atlantic States, with edible acorns. -- Western Chinquapin , an evergreen shrub or tree ( Castanopes chrysophylla ) of the Pacific coast. In California it is a shrub; in Oregon a tree 30 to 125 feet high.

Chinse <Xpage=249>

Chinse (?) , v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Chinsed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Chinsing .] (Naut.) To thrust oakum into (seams or chinks) with a chisel , the point of a knife, or a chinsing iron; to calk slightly.

Chinsing iron , a light calking iron.

Chintz <Xpage=249>

Chintz (?) , n. ; pl. Chintzes (#) . [Hindi ch\'c6nt spotted cotton clooth, ch\'c6nt\'be spot .] Cotton cloth, printed with flowers and other devices, in a number of different colors, and often glazed.

Swift.

Chioppine <Xpage=249>

Chiop*pine" (?) , n. Same as Chopine , n.

Chip <Xpage=249>

Chip (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Chipped (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Chipping .] [Cf. G. kippen to cut off the edge, to clip, pare. Cf. Chop to cut.] 1. To cut small pieces from; to diminsh or reduce to shape, by cutting away a little at a time; to hew.

Shak.

2. To break or crack, or crack off a portion of, as of an eggshell in hatching, or a piece of crockery.

3. To bet, as with chips in the game of poker.

To chip in , to contribute, as to a fund; to share in the risks or expenses of. [Slang. U. S.]

Chip <Xpage=249>

Chip , v. i. To break or fly off in small pieces.

Chip <Xpage=249>

Chip , n. 1. A piece of wood, stone, or other substance, separated by an ax, chisel, or cutting instrument.

2. A fragment or piece broken off; a small piece.

3. Wood or Cuban palm leaf split into slips, or straw plaited in a special manner, for making hats or bonnets.

4. Anything dried up, withered, or without flavor; -- used contemptuously.

5. One of the counters used in poker and other games.

6. (Naut.) The triangular piece of wood attached to the log line.

Buffalo chips . See under Buffalo . -- Chip ax , a small ax for chipping timber into shape. -- Chip bonnet , Chip hat , a bonnet or a hat made of Chip. See Chip , n. , 3. -- A chip off the old block , a child who resembles either of his parents. [Colloq.] Milton .- Potato chips , Saratoga chips , thin slices of raw potato fried crisp.

Chipmunk <Xpage=249>

Chip"munk` (?) , n. [Indian name.] (Zo\'94l.) A squirrel-like animal of the genus Tamias , sometimes called the striped squirrel , chipping squirrel , ground squirrel , hackee . The common species of the United States is the Tamias striatus . [Written also chipmonk , chipmuck , and chipmuk .]

Chipper <Xpage=249>

Chip"per (?) , v. i. [ Cf. Cheep , Chirp .] To chirp or chirrup. [ Prov. Eng.]

Forby.

Chipper <Xpage=249>

Chip"per , a. Lively; cheerful; talkative. [U. S.]

Chippeways <Xpage=249>

Chip"pe*ways (?) , n. pl. ; sing. Chippeway . (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting the northern and weastern shores of Lake Superior; -- called also Objibways .

Chipping <Xpage=249>

Chip"ping (?) , n. 1. A chip; a piece separated by a cutting or graving instrument; a fragment.

2. The act or process of cutting or breaking off small pieces, as in dressing iron with a chisel, or reducing a timber or block of stone to shape.

3. The breaking off in small pieces of the edges of potter's ware, porcelain, etc.

Chipping bird <Xpage=249>

Chip"ping bird` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) The chippy.

Chipping squirrel <Xpage=249>

Chip"ping squir"rel (?) . See Chipmunk .

Chippy <Xpage=249>

Chip"py (?) , a. Abounding in, or resembling, chips; dry and tasteless.

Chippy <Xpage=249>

Chip"py (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A small American sparrow ( Spizella socialis ), very common near dwelling; -- also called chipping bird and chipping sparrow , from its simple note.

Chips <Xpage=249>

Chips (?) , n. (Naut.) A ship's carpenter. [Cant.]

Chiragra <Xpage=249>

Chi*ra"gra (?) , n. [L., fr. Gr. <?/; <?/ hand + <?/ seizure.] (Med.) Gout in the hand.

Chiragrical <Xpage=249>

Chi*rag"ric*al (?) , a. Having the gout in the hand, or subject to that disease.

Sir. T. Browne.

Chiretta <Xpage=249>

Chi*ret"ta (?) , n. [Hind. chir\'be\'c6t\'be .] A plant ( Agathotes Chirayta ) found in Northern India, having medicinal properties to the gentian, and esteemed as a tonic and febrifuge.

Chirk <Xpage=249>

Chirk (?) , v. i. [Cf. Chirp , also Creak .] 1. To shriek; to gnash; to utter harsh or shrill cries. [Obs.]

All full of chirkyng was that sorry place. Cheucer.

2. To chirp like a bird. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Chirk <Xpage=249>

Chirk , v. t. To cheer; to enliven; as, to chirk one up . [Colloq. New Eng. ]

Chirk <Xpage=249>

Chirk , a. [From Chirk , v. i. ] Lively; cheerful; in good spirits. [Colloq. New Eng.]

Chirm <Xpage=249>

Chirm (?) , v. i. [Cf. AS. cyrman , cirman , to cry out. \'fb24 Cf. Chirp .] To chirp or to make a mournful cry, as a bird. [Obs.]

Huloet.

Chirognomy <Xpage=249>

Chi*rog"no*my (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ hand + <?/ understanding.] The art of judging character by the shape and apperance of the hand.

Chirograph <Xpage=249>

Chi"ro*graph (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ written with the hand; <?/ hand + <?/ to write.] (Old. Law) (a) A writing which, reguiring a counterpart, was engrossed twice on the same piece of parchment, with a space between, in which was written the word chirographum , through which the parchment was cut, and one part given to each party. It answered to what is now called a charter party . (b) The last part of a fine of land, commonly called the foot of the fine.

Bouvier.

Chirographer <Xpage=249>

Chi*rog"ra*pher (?) , n. 1. One who practice the art or business of writing or engrossing.

2. See chirographist , 2.

Chirographer of fines (Old Eng. Law) , an officer in the court of common pleas, who engrossed fines.

Chirographic, Chirographical <Xpage=249>

Chi`ro*graph"ic (?) , Chi`ro*graph"ic*al (?) a. Of or pertaining to chirography.

Chirographist <Xpage=249>

Chi*rog"ra*phist (?) , n. 1. A chirographer; a writer or engrosser.

2. One who tells fortunes by examining the hand.

Chirography <Xpage=249>

Chi*rog"ra*phy (?) , n. 1. The art of writing or engrossing; handwriting; as, skilled in chirography .

2. The art of telling fortunes by examining the hand.

Chirogymnast <Xpage=249>

Chi`ro*gym"nast (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ hand + <?/ trainer of athletes, gymnast.] A mechanocal contrivance for exercesing the fingers of a pianist.

Chirological <Xpage=249>

Chi`ro*log"ic*al (?) , a. Relating to chirology.

Chirologist <Xpage=249>

Chi*rol"o*gist (?) , n. One who communicates thoughts by signs made with the hands and fingers.

Chirology <Xpage=249>

Chi*rol"o*gy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ hand + -logy .] The art or practice of using the manual alphabet or of communicating thoughts by sings made by the hands and fingers; a substitute for spoken or written language in intercourse with the deaf and dumb. See Dactylalogy .

Chiromancer <Xpage=249>

Chi"ro*man`cer (?) , n. One who practices chiromancy.

Dryden.

Chiromancy <Xpage=249>

Chi"ro*mancy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ hand + -mancy .] The art or practice of foretelling events, or of telling the fortunes or the disposition of persons by inspecting the hand; palmistry.

Chiromanist, Chiromantist <Xpage=249>

Chi"ro*man`ist (?) , Chi"ro*man`tist (?) n. [Gr. <?/.] A chiromancer.

Chiromantic, Chiromantical <Xpage=249>

Chi`ro*man"tic (?) , Chi`ro*man"tic*al (?) a. Of or pertaining to chiromancy.

Chiromonic <Xpage=249>

Chi`ro*mon"ic (?) , a. Relating to chironomy.

Chironomy <Xpage=249>

Chi*ron"o*my (?) , n. [Gr. <?/; <?/ hand + <?/ to manage.] The art of moving the hands in oratory or in pantomime; gesture [Obs.]

Chiroplast <Xpage=249>

Chi"ro*plast (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ formed by hand; <?/ hand + <?/ to shape.] (Mus.) An instrument to guid the hands and fingers of pupils in playing on the piano, etc.

Chiropodist <Xpage=249>

Chi*rop"o*dist (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ hand + <?/; <?/, foot.] One who treats diseases of the hands and feet; especially, one who removes corns and bunions.

Chiropody <Xpage=249>

Chirop"ody (?) , n. The art of treating diseases of the hands and feet.

Chirosophist <Xpage=249>

Chiros"ophist (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ hand + <?/ skillful, wise. See Sophist .] A fortune teller.

Chirp <Xpage=249>

Chirp (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Chirped (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Chirping .] [Of imitative orgin. Cf. Chirk , Chipper , Cheep , Chirm , Chirrup .] To make a shop, sharp, cheerful, as of small birds or crickets.

Chirp <Xpage=249>

Chirp , n. A short, sharp note, as of a bird or insect. "The chirp of flitting bird."

Bryant.

Chirper <Xpage=249>

Chirp"er (?) , n. One who chirps, or is cheerful.

Chirping <Xpage=249>

Chirp"ing (?) , a. Cheering; enlivening.

He takes his chirping pint, he cracks his jokes. Pope.

Chirpingly <Xpage=249>

Chirp"ing*ly , adv. In a chirping manner.

Chirre <Xpage=249>

Chirre (?) , v. i. [Cf. G. girren , AS. corian to murmur, complain. \'fb24.] To coo, as a pigeon. [Obs.]

Chirrup <Xpage=249>

Chir"rup (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Chirruped (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Chirruping .] [See Chirp .] To quicken or animate by chirping; to cherup.

Chirrup <Xpage=249>

Chir"rup , v. i. To chirp.

Tennyson.

The criket chirrups on the hearth. Goldsmith.

Chirrup <Xpage=249>

Chir"rup , n. The act of chirping; a chirp.

The sparrows' chirrup on the roof. Tennyson.

Chirrupy <Xpage=249>

Chir"rupy (?) , a. Cheerful; joyous; chatty.

Chirurgeon <Xpage=249>

Chi*rur"geon (?) , n. [F. chirurgien , from chirurgie surgery, fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ working or operating with the hand; <?/ hand + <?/ work. Cf. Surgeon , Work .] A surgeon. [Obs.]

Chirurgeonly <Xpage=249>

Chi*rur"geon*ly , adv. Surgically. [Obs.]

Shak.

Chirurgery <Xpage=249>

Chi*rur"ger*y (?) , n. [See Chirurgeon , and cf. Surgery .] Surgery. [Obs.]

Chirurgic, Chirurgical <Xpage=249>

Chi*rur"gic (?) , Chirur"gical (?) , a. [Cf. F. chirurgique rurgical, L. Chirurgicus , Gr. <?/. See Chirurgeon , and cf. Surgical .] Surgical [Obs.] " Chirurgical lore"

Longfellow.

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Chisel <Xpage=250>

Chis"el (?) , n. [OF. chisel , F. ciseau , fr. LL. cisellus , prob. for caesellus , fr. L. caesus , p. p. of caedere to cut. Cf. Scissors .] A tool with a cutting edge on one end of a metal blade, used in dressing, shaping, or working in timber, stone, metal, etc.; -- usually driven by a mallet or hammer.

Cold chisel . See under Cold , a.

Chisel <Xpage=250>

Chis"el , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Chiseled (?) , or Chiselled (<?/); p. pr. & vb. n. Chiseling , or Chiselling .] [Cf. F. ciseler .] 1. To cut, pare, gouge, or engrave with a chisel; as, to chisel a block of marble into a statue .

2. To cut close, as in a bargain; to cheat. [Slang]

Chisleu <Xpage=250>

Chis"leu (?) , n. [Heb.] The ninth month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, answering to a part of November with a part of December.

Chisley <Xpage=250>

Chis"ley (?) , a. [AS. ceosel gravel or sand. Cf. Chessom .] Having a large admixture of small pebbles or gravel; -- said of a soil.

Gardner.

Chit <Xpage=250>

Chit (?) , n. [Cf. AS. c\'c6<?/ shoot, sprig, from the same root as c\'c6nan to yawn. See Chink a cleft.] 1. The embryo or the growing bud of a plant; a shoot; a sprout; as, the chits of Indian corn or of potatoes .

2. A child or babe; as, a forward chit ; also, a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.

A little chit of a woman. Thackeray.

3. An excrescence on the body, as a wart. [Obs.]

4. A small tool used in cleaving laths.

Knight.

Chit <Xpage=250>

Chit , v. i. To shoot out; to sprout.

I have known barley chit in seven hours after it had been thrown forth. Mortimer.

Chit <Xpage=250>